Nick, it’s not the supporting cast; it’s the morale. Beckham’s performance dipped last year because morale on the Galaxy is awful. In any workplace, toxic morale is contageous. It’s the result of Tim Leiweke’s neurotic penchant to intimidate and place suffocating pressure on people to get what he wants. Well, he alienated his two best players, Beckham and Donovan, who have the ability and wherewithal to play elsewhere. As a result, he blew the Beckham experiment big time when it comes to long-terms gains for the team, AEG and the league (profits from jersey sales and luxury boxes notwithstanding).

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